The shark was offered as a specimen to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. But the organization declined because it already had a specimen, SETFIA said on its website. The frilled shark is believed to have been sold.

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The crew from the sailing school vessel Tole Mour and Catalina Island Marine Institute instructors hold an 18-foot-long Oarfish that was found in the waters of Toyon Bay on Oct. 12 on Santa Catalina Island, Calif.
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A person displays a giant eyeball from a mysterious sea creature that washed ashore on Oct. 11, 2012, in Pompano Beach, Fla. No one knows what species the huge blue eyeball came from.
Carli Segelson, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commissiion, via AP

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Elson Aca, World Wildlife Fund, via AP

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Awashima Marine Park via Getty Images

A Leafy Sea Dragon swims in a tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium on Nov. 20, 2003, in Monterey, Calif. The Leafy Sea Dragon is member of the seahorse family and is found in southern and western Australia.
Randy Wilder, Monterey Bay Aquarium